Phuket Chinese tourists safe after storm waves sink boats off Phi Phi

[snoop1130]

Phuket Chinese tourists safe after storm waves sink boats off Phi Phi

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- National park officers have safely recovered 22 Chinese tourists stranded on Koh Mai Pai (Bamboo Island), northeast of Phi Phi Island, after their tour boat sank in rough seas east of Phuket earlier today (Jan 4).

 

Chaiyan Chaikam, Chief of the Hat Noppharat Thara – Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park, was alerted to the tourists situation at 11:40am.

 

“We were informed that the boat Giant 121 had been hit by strong waves adn was taking on water,” Chief Chaiyan said.

 

“We dispatched a National Park rescue team to bring them safely on shore, which took about 30 mins. The boat later sank and we have marked the vessel with red flags,” he said.

 

Komkrit Arundet, 30, captain of the Giant 121 , told park officers that the tour itinerary was to take the Chinese tourists from Phuket to Koh Mai Pai, then on to Phi Phi Island for lunch.

 

However, the boat starting taking on water after it was hit broadside by a large wave, he said.

 

Soon after, at 12:10pm, the park officers received another distress call, this time from a longtail boat operator whose boat was pushed by strong waves onto rocks, which punched a hole in the hull, at Koh Moh.

 

Full Story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-chinese-tourists-safe-after-storm-waves-sink-boats-off-phi-phi-60483.php#wCozAzsXmfKkVb6w.97

 

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[LivinginKata]

 

"However, the boat starting taking on water after it was hit broadside by a large wave, he said. "

 

Sounds like the 'boat' was not seaworthy or skippered  correctly. Boats should head into waves, and not go broadside. Idiots ...

[canuckamuck]

Well they are getting better at pulling tourists out of the sea. Maybe they could add that to their new brochure. "Our crews have great experience in rescue at sea, most of our customers are still alive today!"

Edited January 4, 2017 by canuckamuck

[fruitman]

Are boataccidents the latest trends? This new year there was one every day.

 

Do the Thai actually check the safety of touristboats? Or does that go the same as for touristbuses who loose their brakes all the time?

[KarenBravo]

11 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

 

"However, the boat starting taking on water after it was hit broadside by a large wave, he said. "

 

Sounds like the 'boat' was not seaworthy or skippered  correctly. Boats should head into waves, and not go broadside. Idiots ...

 

True, but, what if the direction they need to travel isn't head seas?

[lonewolf99]

Please supply photo of "rough seas"..... that is a mill pond on the rest of planet earth. Incompetent, useless and a danger to society are the local 8 year olds in

adult bodies let loose on the ocean and on the roads here.

[Morch]

Hub of Waves.

[Redline]

Like road deaths, please fill in the blank

[PeeJay1959]

13 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

 

True, but, what if the direction they need to travel isn't head seas?

Something like that happened in the UK to a hovercraft many years ago, and the pilot of that had some choice of angles, they can go at some angle away from the direction of travel. 4 lives lost out of 26 on-board, Shortly after that much stricter operating rules came in, and ADHERED to, mainly in relation to weather conditions they were allowed to operate in..

Edited January 5, 2017 by PeeJay1959
add info

[metisdead]

A nonsense post has been removed.